Tiger's short night drive could cost $300m

Tiger Woods was driving so erratically before his mysterious car crash that he careered into bushes and hedges, up two concrete kerbs and swerved across a street before ploughing into a fire hydrant and a tree.

The pinball trajectory of his Cadillac was revealed in a police sketch, which showed the golfing superstar had three collisions, not two as previously thought.

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As Woods recovered from the wounds to his face, the golfer was also facing a hefty hit to his wallet.

He has been forced to renegotiate his prenuptial agreement, which could lead to his wife receiving a record $US300 million in any future divorce.

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Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren, 29, are trying to save their marriage and have been undergoing counselling several times a day at their home in Orlando, Florida.

When the couple married on October 5, 2004, Miss Nordegren signed an agreement, which would stagger payments, and was initially modest by A-list celebrity standards.

The agreement was said to have given her the right to $US20million after 10 years of marriage.

In the light of Woods's recent "transgressions", the amount has been increased to $US75 million and the period reduced to seven years.

Woods was believed to have transferred $US5million into his wife's bank account on Thursday.

Experts said Miss Nordegren could ultimately receive one of the largest celebrity settlements, dwarfing the $US150 million paid by Michael Jordan, the basketball star, to his former wife Juanita.

Woods faced further opprobrium from the fellow golfer who introduced him to his wife.

Miss Nordegren was an au pair for Jesper Parnevik, a fellow Swede, when she met Woods at the 2001 Open.

Parnevik, 44, said: "I'm kind of filled with sorrow for Elin since me and my wife are at fault for hooking her up with him, and we probably thought he was a better guy than he is. I would probably have to apologise to her and hope she uses a driver next time instead of a three-iron."

Woods suffered facial injuries in the crash, which was said to have followed an argument with his wife. He has admitted to "personal sins" following a string of allegations about his private life.

Jaimee Grubbs, 24, a Los Angeles cocktail waitress, has alleged that she had a 31-month affair with Woods.

Leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Miss Grubbs said the situation was "overwhelming".

Rachel Uchitel, 34, a New York club promoter, was the first woman to be accused of having an affair with Woods, but she has denied any romantic link.

She announced a press conference on Thursday but then cancelled it amid speculation that she had been in discussion with Woods's representatives.

Reports suggested that before Woods's accident last Friday, he and Miss Uchitel were texting each other and that Miss Nordegren confronted him and called the other woman.

Kalika Moquin, a third woman linked to Woods, also denied any romantic association.

The Las Vegas club promoter said: "Sometimes I'll deal with celebrities on my job just to touch base with people.

"But it's completely untrue that there's anything more than a professional 'How are you doing? Are you enjoying your time in Vegas?' conversation with Tiger."